ANIMATION OF THE DAY: JONATHAN BROWN - Bass Creator's Groove

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="371" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/3059338" width="550"></iframe></div><a href="http://vimeo.com/3059338">Jonathan Brown - Bass Creator's Groove</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/stonesthrow">Stones Throw</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">From the Stones Throw comp B-Ball Zombie War.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Video Directed & Animated by James Reitano. </span><a href="http://www.stonesthrow.com/store/album/various/b-ball-zombie-war" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2786c2; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">stonesthrow.com/​store/​album/​various/​b-ball-zombie-war</span></a></span></div>

ANIMATION OF THE DAY: JONATHAN BROWN - Bass Creator's Groove

Jonathan Brown - Bass Creator's Groove from Stones Throw on Vimeo.From the Stones Throw comp B-Ball Zombie War.Video Directed & Animated by James Reitano. stonesthrow.com/​store/​album/​various/​b-ball-zombie-war…

Read more »

New pen and Ink drawing + Danny's PDX love show art sale!

Helloness!<br /><br />I wish I had more photos and things to share but we have been so busy there hasn't been much time for documenting all the happenings.<br />But!<br />I did manage to scan a new drawing of mine:<br /><a title="Mistress and the Orb by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5467581518/"><img alt="Mistress and the Orb" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5467581518_07aa3cbb44.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />"Mistress and the Orb"<br />original pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />and then I have some exciting news!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab"><strong>Danny</strong></a> and I went to the closing night of the Portland Love Show and were thrilled when we realized that his Ganesha piece sold!<br /><a title="Portland Love Show 2011 by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5443041545/"><img alt="Portland Love Show 2011" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/5443041545_354a3ed874.jpg" width="387" /></a><br />Here he is standing with his sold art piece: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5424746893/"><strong>Ganesha two layer Ebru(Turkish paper marbling) silkscreen mono print</strong></a><strong><br /></strong>We were lucky enough to meet the purchasers and they were very kind, sweet people.<br />The support is very inspiring :)<br /><br />In other news, we are busily preparing for the <a href="http://snackword.netfirms.com/seportlandartwalk.com/default.htm"><strong>SE art walk</strong></a> coming up this weekend! We will be in The GalleryHomeland building along with 30+ artists. We are sharing the space, some of us downstairs, some in the lobby, we are in the upstairs area( so far as i know.) I was up until about 1:30am last night doing a mock vending booth setup in our living room so we would know what our plan of attack is, what is still needed...stuff like that. We still have some printing/packaging that needs to be done but I THINK thats about it. I am very excited to participate in this- its my first time. More updates on all this soon.<br /><br />How was your weekend? Keepin busy?<br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

New pen and Ink drawing + Danny's PDX love show art sale!

Helloness!I wish I had more photos and things to share but we have been so busy there hasn't been much time for documenting all the happenings.But!I did manage to scan a new drawing of mine:"Mistress and the Orb"original pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Roseand then I have some exciting news!Danny and…

Read more »

8TH WONDER: ET Resort

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">abandoned holiday resort in Sanjhih, Taiwan. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOLA8lOQiw4QIPIQH6oOJobH54BJYmwW7prlZ5nKgdF1mf2Ng9Qf3YCF0SIkwQvLJ3Ldmcq_usFYNSwGlf-Ayn3PgeDffAg6AO2ZxuNa_lqlupcSC2uNtJokVMiBWMlDbY7be5JeLt-U/s1600/167280555_03ce8d4f69_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOLA8lOQiw4QIPIQH6oOJobH54BJYmwW7prlZ5nKgdF1mf2Ng9Qf3YCF0SIkwQvLJ3Ldmcq_usFYNSwGlf-Ayn3PgeDffAg6AO2ZxuNa_lqlupcSC2uNtJokVMiBWMlDbY7be5JeLt-U/s640/167280555_03ce8d4f69_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16jg8xlgmAWUxJsSd-T91SUc_OwmfWnzV67PwMT4QCe3X9jTTNJoMqhJmpCe6AjKMKEEgl69y0bt-2B1mxa5OhTLRb0cQbpqjicHbZbVz1xCUsS2XdncNFObh7M0avjliPCPRTdi95D8/s1600/167815493_5599d06099_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16jg8xlgmAWUxJsSd-T91SUc_OwmfWnzV67PwMT4QCe3X9jTTNJoMqhJmpCe6AjKMKEEgl69y0bt-2B1mxa5OhTLRb0cQbpqjicHbZbVz1xCUsS2XdncNFObh7M0avjliPCPRTdi95D8/s640/167815493_5599d06099_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">photo by cyperone</span></div>

8TH WONDER: ET Resort

abandoned holiday resort in Sanjhih, Taiwan. photo by cyperone…

Read more »

Raphael Saadiq "GOOD MAN"

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">beautiful on every level</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="309" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19650377?color=ffffff" width="550"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/19650377">Raphael Saadiq "GOOD MAN"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/isaiahseret">Isaiah Seret</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">RAPHAEL SAADIQ "GOOD MAN" (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://www.raphaelsaadiq.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2786c2; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">raphaelsaadiq.com</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">)</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">STARRING: Chad Coleman & Yaya DaCosta </span></div></span>

Raphael Saadiq "GOOD MAN"

beautiful on every levelRaphael Saadiq "GOOD MAN" from Isaiah Seret on Vimeo.RAPHAEL SAADIQ "GOOD MAN" (raphaelsaadiq.com)STARRING: Chad Coleman & Yaya DaCosta …

Read more »

BANTU feat. NNEKA "I am waiting" from RELENTLESS soundtrack by Andy Amadi Okoroafor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid81k0EaS-qYoKuRX2uLzjEpEVJnsewItzApbvIBd4mRXJUgBv5rDdidh8mD-5MnlJgHEWr1mJecYfclJeO1pFeu9ePPZdB_gvuuZ3w0deRzq_tF3Vqh21Mt-ND82hh-TdPIUtEQVzD8M/s1600/relentless-nneka-andyamadi-clam.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM4tQ_w__RM"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid81k0EaS-qYoKuRX2uLzjEpEVJnsewItzApbvIBd4mRXJUgBv5rDdidh8mD-5MnlJgHEWr1mJecYfclJeO1pFeu9ePPZdB_gvuuZ3w0deRzq_tF3Vqh21Mt-ND82hh-TdPIUtEQVzD8M/s1600/relentless-nneka-andyamadi-clam.png" /></a></div>I've been waiting to see Andy's new film, <a href="http://www.clammag.com/clamfilms//relentless/html/index.html">RELENTLESS</a>, currently in festival circuits in Europe and Africa. Here is a video from the soundtrack by Bantu featuring Nneka who is also starring in the movie. Click on the image to watch.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.clamfilms.com/">clamfilms.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.clammag.com/">clammag.com</a></div>

BANTU feat. NNEKA "I am waiting" from RELENTLESS soundtrack by Andy Amadi Okoroafor

I've been waiting to see Andy's new film, RELENTLESS, currently in festival circuits in Europe and Africa. Here is a video from the soundtrack by Bantu featuring Nneka who is also starring in the movie. Click on the image to watch.clamfilms.comclammag.com…

Read more »

Spiraling Elements wrapped crystal, new body painting web section and art fairs

Hello there,<br />I cant believe its Monday already.<br /><br />Check out the new body painting section on my official art website:<br /><a title="Body painting section of my website by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5465585866/"><img alt="Body painting section of my website" height="330" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5465585866_ea62e55991.jpg" style="WIDTH: 390px; HEIGHT: 248px" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidotpiclab"><strong>Danny</strong></a> was kind enough to flesh out and add in this much needed section to my website. I really love how the black and white +the line work in the photos compliment the design of the page. check it out <a href="http://chelsearosearts.com/bodypaint.html"><strong>here</strong></a> and flick on the icons :)<br /><br />And check out the new wire wrapping job on my quarts crystal:<br /><a title="SpiralingElements wrapped crystal by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5464212720/"><img alt="SpiralingElements wrapped crystal" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5464212720_7827258ff8.jpg" width="335" /></a><br /><br />close Up:<br /><img height="450" src="http://thecreativityrebellion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC00979.jpg" style="WIDTH: 362px; HEIGHT: 360px" width="517" /><br />I have had this crystal for years. But awhile ago the old copper wrapping had broken off and i had almost lost my crystal. Since then it sat upon my lil home alter waiting for someone to re wrap her. I'm horrible at wire wrapping so when my dear etsy friend Spiraling Elements offered to do it for a trade i was ecstatic. I am in love with the added fluorite. which is perhaps the perfect stone to compliment my crystal( how did she know!?) because its been known to strengthen the healing and spiritual properties of other stones its paired with, it also helps to ground energy, aids in channeling work and inter dimensional communications!<br />I feel so much more balance now that i am wearing my crystal again.<br />Check out more of Spiraling Elements Gemstone and AMAZING wire wrapping treasures: <a href="http://www.spiralingelements.com/"><strong>www.spiralingelements.com</strong></a> She also is a creativity coach: <a href="http://thecreativityrebellion.com/"><strong>http://thecreativityrebellion.com/</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br />In other news, I actually bought a calendar over the weekend because it seems the amount of dates i have to remember are stacking up!<br />This year we are going to be trying a bunch of new art fairs.<br />Coming up super quick we are participating in the <a href="http://snackword.netfirms.com/seportlandartwalk.com/default.htm"><strong>SE Portland area Art walk</strong></a> on March 5th and 6th. We will have our art set up in the Land Mark Ford building along with 30+ artists. "Over 180 artists, many in 'native environments' will be showing their works and meeting art lovers over the first weekend of March. What a wonderful way to spend a day...wandering around Southeast Portland, experiencing sculpture, painting, jewelry, pottery, photography, encaustic, print-making, textile...almost every conceivable medium for expression. The 2010 event grossed over $80,000 for artists!"- SEAAW<br />Check out the art walk map <a href="http://www.communitywalk.com/SEPortlandArtWalk2011"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br />We also applied for this year's <a href="http://craftywonderland.com/"><strong>CraftyWonderland</strong></a> - a huge art and craft show done annually in the convention center. We wont hear back until march wether or not we made the cut so keep your fingers crossed. We also intend on doing a bunch of the art fairs during the summer.<br />And we totally scored this weekend! An art vending friend is moving to NY so she gave us ALL of her art vending equipment including a canopy( ours was on its last two legs), a bunch of grid wall for displaying art, tables and more. Amazing!!! We are all set. Bring on the art walks!<br />Is it spring yet? its getting lighter earlier!<br />How was your weekend?<br />Have any important art fairs you are awaiting?<br /><br />Much love and light,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Spiraling Elements wrapped crystal, new body painting web section and art fairs

Hello there,I cant believe its Monday already.Check out the new body painting section on my official art website:Danny was kind enough to flesh out and add in this much needed section to my website. I really love how the black and white +the line work in the photos compliment the design of the page.…

Read more »

AURAL SEX: MeLo-X: Orgasmic Audio

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ivUM4h61fPV8rUrNVfLTTNtD6vRAFMQeHIgjhI-GgGXry_7C0Q5XngWm1HnEUOXe5DqDtM3frfgOyqzAVQJOtEY95SuRj57ss_hN8rKkF0up6A0stu1boyQahp9vL5GeiSJzFRxFMJQ/s1600/172826_145917122134216_145914812134447_286647_2558168_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ivUM4h61fPV8rUrNVfLTTNtD6vRAFMQeHIgjhI-GgGXry_7C0Q5XngWm1HnEUOXe5DqDtM3frfgOyqzAVQJOtEY95SuRj57ss_hN8rKkF0up6A0stu1boyQahp9vL5GeiSJzFRxFMJQ/s640/172826_145917122134216_145914812134447_286647_2558168_o.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nice lil' 'get-into-the-groove' joint from the lab of the homie, <a href="http://melo-x.blogspot.com/">MELO-X</a>...this is fiya! I've been somewhat slow on the music reviews, but Melo's latest mixtape </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/melo-x-more-merch/">More Merch EP</a></span></i>is on my list of to-do's. Also stay tuned for my first anniversary mixtape for the blog that MeLo is mixing and putting the finishing touches on! </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QL0UO4isR38" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span><br />Connect w him on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MeLoXFanPage">facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/meloxtra">twitter</a></div></span></div>

AURAL SEX: MeLo-X: Orgasmic Audio

Nice lil' 'get-into-the-groove' joint from the lab of the homie, MELO-X...this is fiya! I've been somewhat slow on the music reviews, but Melo's latest mixtape More Merch EPis on my list of to-do's. Also stay tuned for my first anniversary mixtape for the blog that MeLo is mixing and putting the fin…

Read more »

MY GIRLFRIENDS RULE: Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9grDKbuAWzH3OQz-6RsE3nEGDV9sf4C8QQfnjfHTmXkAqId72bVhnYn0oX9GItNNQ2J_M3BzD0wEMjnjQc_k4xReh8__-RDFKOfAjuQTutD9c0aa7flW17RxITXf_2jo_-t7r7n9BfZQ/s1600/Marie-MicheleJasminBelisle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9grDKbuAWzH3OQz-6RsE3nEGDV9sf4C8QQfnjfHTmXkAqId72bVhnYn0oX9GItNNQ2J_M3BzD0wEMjnjQc_k4xReh8__-RDFKOfAjuQTutD9c0aa7flW17RxITXf_2jo_-t7r7n9BfZQ/s1600/Marie-MicheleJasminBelisle.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the best moments of this past summer were spent in the sun-soaked desert city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I had a chance to connect with some of the dopest artists of the city, such as Jaque Fragua, Cloudface, Randy Boogie, Saba, Vanessa Wilde representing the  solar art force of the Pueblo creative massive. One of my hosts was the lovely </span><a href="http://www.8h51.com/" style="color: #05b2c2; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="8h51"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, an award-winning film director originally from Montreal. Marie-Michele's work range from avant-garde nouveau cinema, music videos & commercial media, visual poetry, to documentary projects<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Aimed to push forward the boundaries of what she terms 'digital bohemia', her work deal with interconnectivity, the human & natural landscapes, peace & culture. Her new collaborators and projects for 2011 include Japanese performer, Kirilola, and Navajo/Hopi Hip Hop instrumentalist, painter and dancer, CloudFace. </span><a href="http://www.8h51.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8h51</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is Marie-Michele’s film company, set to create dance films, music videos, documentaries, video loops and event projections; creative pieces for stunt men, textile artists and dance theater groups alike.</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Currently in festival circuits, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wonder Chamber no 1</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is a visual poem, sort of like a video haiku inspired by the Buddhist mantra, NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO, resonating the interconnectedness of all living beings through sound and vision. As the mantra is practiced as a means to reestablish one's connection to one's inner Buddha nature, her short film is a meditation on beauty, devotion, creativity, transience and enlightenment. Read more on the meaning of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo </span><a href="http://www.sgi.org/buddhism/buddhist-concepts/the-meaning-of-nam-myoho-renge-kyo.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here.</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="309" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9045148" width="550"></iframe></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/9045148">Wonder Chamber no 1</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/m8h51">marie-michele jasmin-belisle</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the official trailer for the <i>Longest Walk</i>, a feature length documentary film currently in post-production. The Longest Walk 2 (</span><a href="http://www.longestwalk.org/" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">longestwalk.org</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, took place last year (2008) from February 11 to July 11, from San Francisco to D.C. as thousands of people walked to commemorate the original Longest Walk of 1978, and raise awareness about environmental issues. <b>All life is sacred; Clean up Mother Earth ; Protect Sacred sites.</b> A video by Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle, for the Nowa Cumig Institute. ©2008</span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="310" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/3346605" width="550"></iframe></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/3346605">The Longest Walk</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/m8h51">marie-michele jasmin-belisle</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span></div>

MY GIRLFRIENDS RULE: Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle

One of the best moments of this past summer were spent in the sun-soaked desert city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I had a chance to connect with some of the dopest artists of the city, such as Jaque Fragua, Cloudface, Randy Boogie, Saba, Vanessa Wilde representing the  solar art force of the Pu…

Read more »

MARKA 27 x DUNNY = AZTEKA Minigods + ASIA Minigods are out now!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKsDRMcvHzuU7bSarWkWSaGmluaHl2wPZbca77P5ySPfO5fCIVWK6RbfuXiohqSpCWMMn4Vy-HFJLhxw7Ib1wymSYIdJyxMMav4Qu4nYC2emla7ZZwu9Po5bhoTtR5k-X92AEOiN0d_k/s1600/PINK-GREEN-DUNNY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKsDRMcvHzuU7bSarWkWSaGmluaHl2wPZbca77P5ySPfO5fCIVWK6RbfuXiohqSpCWMMn4Vy-HFJLhxw7Ib1wymSYIdJyxMMav4Qu4nYC2emla7ZZwu9Po5bhoTtR5k-X92AEOiN0d_k/s400/PINK-GREEN-DUNNY.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT02NirKMupBWjoB-i7Jb40t4Qo8fpkRYgSzeBNcynR6AfNN8UXliY4dhOmZ69J57FJGAXNekoHsCFqRqXI7iPCM0KRWQLqhZsm5aLYPCwDkI-86IRShUOBQxmVC4drYELGmP85fBFto0/s1600/M27-DUNNY-SALE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT02NirKMupBWjoB-i7Jb40t4Qo8fpkRYgSzeBNcynR6AfNN8UXliY4dhOmZ69J57FJGAXNekoHsCFqRqXI7iPCM0KRWQLqhZsm5aLYPCwDkI-86IRShUOBQxmVC4drYELGmP85fBFto0/s200/M27-DUNNY-SALE.jpg" width="127" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">My good friend, Marka 27's The Azteca Minigod Dunny AP's in Fuchsia and Green are finally out and are available <a href="http://marka27.bigcartel.com/" style="color: #2ba94f; text-decoration: none;">here</a>! Each limited Minigod Dunny AP comes signed, numbered and includes a super limited poster only available during the NY Azteca release. So visit the <a href="http://marka27.bigcartel.com/" style="color: #2ba94f; text-decoration: none;">M27 Mercado</a> and get them quick folks because there are only 20 of each.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Also if you are in LA, be the first to worship your beats on the long-awaited a 15" and 5.5" Asia Minigod this Saturday, February 19th from 6-9pm as Marka celebrates the release in one of downtown LA's newest hotspot boutiques, <a href="http://www.sixhundredla.com/" style="color: #2ba94f; text-decoration: none;">SixHundredLA</a> (600 Spring St. Los Angeles). Check my earlier post on the newest of the <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2010/03/fresssh-marka-27-new-minigods-6-asia.html">minigods.</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oy51IHxhCs4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></span></span></div>

MARKA 27 x DUNNY = AZTEKA Minigods + ASIA Minigods are out now!

My good friend, Marka 27's The Azteca Minigod Dunny AP's in Fuchsia and Green are finally out and are available here! Each limited Minigod Dunny AP comes signed, numbered and includes a super limited poster only available during the NY Azteca release. So visit the M27 Mercado and get them quick folk…

Read more »

Cee Lo Green: BODIES dir. by Mikael Colombu

<div style="text-align: center;">amazing new video by Mikael Colombu, whose work I've been watching since I saw his collaborations with Bilal (Robots, Move On). Check out more of his work <a href="http://www.inluvwith.com/flash/index.html">here.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="309" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19966596" width="550"></iframe></div><a href="http://vimeo.com/19966596">Cee Lo Green - Bodies VIDEO directed by Mikael Colombu</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5825141">Mikael Colombu</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px;">vi</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a0a095; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">deo for Cee Lo Green's Bodies motion picture by Mikael Colombu Films. Featuring Cee Lo Green, Kerry Washington, Bilal, Janelle Monae, and Karl Lagerfeld.</span></div>

Cee Lo Green: BODIES dir. by Mikael Colombu

amazing new video by Mikael Colombu, whose work I've been watching since I saw his collaborations with Bilal (Robots, Move On). Check out more of his work here.Cee Lo Green - Bodies VIDEO directed by Mikael Colombu from Mikael Colombu on Vimeo.video for Cee Lo Green's Bodies motion picture by Mikael…

Read more »

Thank you, BROOKLYN...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmks7XMNAy8FZYL1DWQo6OQyMR79dSxpUeLv-Mu-dMAAPIDneMI_hBZ0ye0Zhor0gYTOQJATb0koRBjgmRF9RnlqXodI57yO2NXRhCZBxbfZNVgXhETFEz90u8cMAgIzrkM7yBSaJYL0/s1600/175663_1749341646885_1039150033_31932082_6446493_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmks7XMNAy8FZYL1DWQo6OQyMR79dSxpUeLv-Mu-dMAAPIDneMI_hBZ0ye0Zhor0gYTOQJATb0koRBjgmRF9RnlqXodI57yO2NXRhCZBxbfZNVgXhETFEz90u8cMAgIzrkM7yBSaJYL0/s640/175663_1749341646885_1039150033_31932082_6446493_o.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VX5v-S_jGD4" title="YouTube video player" width="500"></iframe></div>

Thank you, BROOKLYN...

Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn…

Read more »

New drawing and the Portland Love Show 2011

This weekend was both relaxing and exciting.<br /><br />During the relaxing part i drew this and watched movies:<br /><a title="psyche faery by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5438186588/"><img alt="psyche faery" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5438186588_7611d38e07.jpg" width="352" /></a><br />(pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose)<br /><br />and the exciting part of the weekend was <a href="http://portlandloveshow.com/"><strong>The Portland Love Show 2011</strong></a> !!!<br />Here are some photos from the opening night:<br /><a title="My Painting at the Love Show by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5442633051/"><img alt="My Painting at the Love Show" height="419" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5442633051_307fe3b6cc.jpg" style="WIDTH: 418px; HEIGHT: 344px" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4984952861/in/set-72157610826099576/"><strong>My mermaid painting</strong></a> and I flexing our third eyes at the opening party. There was so much art to behold!<br /><br /><a title="My Goddess In All Of Us piece by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5442633049/"><img alt="My Goddess In All Of Us piece" height="335" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5442633049_185066565e.jpg" style="WIDTH: 458px; HEIGHT: 307px" width="500" /></a><br />Here I am admiring the placement of our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4745233821/in/set-72157623003286474/"><strong>Goddess In All Of Us body painting photograph</strong></a>. Danny and I put it in as a collaboration under our company name <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/"><strong>Lucid Optic Lab</strong></a>. I painted the model from head to toe with waterbased body paint. He did the amazingly seamless photo composite/retouching as well as directed the model in her arm posing as i took photos. The finished work of art is a true labor of love and artistic collaboration between the two of us. I feel we got one of the best placements in the show so we are just thrilled and inspired by it all.<br /><br /><a title="Portland Love Show 2011 by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5443041545/"><img alt="Portland Love Show 2011" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/5443041545_354a3ed874.jpg" width="387" /></a><br />Here is Danny standing in front of his <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5424746893/"><strong>Ganesha Ebru mono print/silkscreen print piece</strong></a>. He had a great spot too, right above the artwork that was on this year's show flier. It really stood out!<br /><br /><a title="The Love Show by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5442633037/"><img alt="The Love Show" height="200" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5442633037_1a69818ed9.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />The opening night was packed! People were everywhere and it was an eclectic mix of souls.<br /><br />I urge you to check out the show! Its at Gallery Homeland. They keep regular business hours. For more info go <a href="http://portlandloveshow.com/"><strong>here</strong></a><br /><br />For those who are far far away and cant make it or perhaps want a taste before treckin on over Danny took a video "walk through" tour of the entire show for your viewing pleasure:<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ubq_LzHGSdk?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br />Hope you enjoy!<br /><br />Love and Light,<br />-Chelsea Rose<br />Lucid Optic Lab

New drawing and the Portland Love Show 2011

This weekend was both relaxing and exciting.During the relaxing part i drew this and watched movies:(pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose)and the exciting part of the weekend was The Portland Love Show 2011 !!!Here are some photos from the opening night:My mermaid painting and I flexing our third eye…

Read more »

SUPERHYPERHERU: MEGA.DOPE.POP coming soon

<div style="text-align: center;"><b>back to the future forward to the past  </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT_qGW4epwMKeCkwLlEVy5pXtxANCTlsjnzcH77tWb8k6mxtJ89fVqVUO7DwzqkqCcPkM6P8YAjMjrUWG1FJMI1eNSse1kX2ZXFhX9aF_a6a_Rux7mkFTXa7-03r4Am4yLnuuld4C2OU/s1600/we+in+the+hood+my+G.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT_qGW4epwMKeCkwLlEVy5pXtxANCTlsjnzcH77tWb8k6mxtJ89fVqVUO7DwzqkqCcPkM6P8YAjMjrUWG1FJMI1eNSse1kX2ZXFhX9aF_a6a_Rux7mkFTXa7-03r4Am4yLnuuld4C2OU/s1600/we+in+the+hood+my+G.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The glyphster of pHantaJa, artist / creative director / curator / founder of Creative Native / visionary <b>Mega Max</b> is about to launch his full website YoMegaDopePop.com (i.e. the portal to some of the dopest planets of the galaxy)...pretty excited about that! Mega is also the co-founder of <a href="http://konogomix.com/mixlog/">KONOGOmix</a>, the NY artist collective co-founded by fellow ninjas Quan Luv, Lou Diamond and myself (for those in the know, they were the pillars of NY's underground collective/movement, A.L.I.E.N). One of my fav artists, definitely one to watch</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>stay up </b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://yomegadopepop.com/" style="color: #336633;" target="_blank">yomegadopepop.com</a> ( full launch Febr 13)</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wzup.tumblr.com/" style="color: #336633;" target="_blank">wzup.tumblr.com/</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Times; font-size: small;">  </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwvkoAQNg_2IIVtakssRCi41XQlEzLohyphenhyphenRrMUDO-rK5u1EV_wyYi4kL0Z0fQdbTi6QVuAVK8YXMB32vH7k5z1kPLmszBsA5r-oOb62bBoiZ-QylETh0hAYSdsZObdALGltGny9OJV-CE/s1600/tumblr_lgq07bRpz11qghl7ho1_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwvkoAQNg_2IIVtakssRCi41XQlEzLohyphenhyphenRrMUDO-rK5u1EV_wyYi4kL0Z0fQdbTi6QVuAVK8YXMB32vH7k5z1kPLmszBsA5r-oOb62bBoiZ-QylETh0hAYSdsZObdALGltGny9OJV-CE/s1600/tumblr_lgq07bRpz11qghl7ho1_500.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IhvgqtG0u-_WiFSNCXbd8Go3JuU0yu6phV_eLZHIjX_2s7T-mfe1kl8Y25VfPrisdrw4HF-fJ7rr2WomRfpcM8u4GfzrfXCFxTYa_MjwwxBKchtRFfAGb9IKia3e5d5QcBlbek99huU/s1600/II8K+KOMING+SOON.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IhvgqtG0u-_WiFSNCXbd8Go3JuU0yu6phV_eLZHIjX_2s7T-mfe1kl8Y25VfPrisdrw4HF-fJ7rr2WomRfpcM8u4GfzrfXCFxTYa_MjwwxBKchtRFfAGb9IKia3e5d5QcBlbek99huU/s1600/II8K+KOMING+SOON.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyWabNwsHZJHyExRzPXNZGZdGicjrijcHaR1eiaFBEPUQpxOu7R30ncVDMW6-6XZn7-ZybreqzfDlVPpA1tJMKs5AD4UeN7HhDIZmWvZK_DsgORXc6_ABkzPRBDuBrfYACTfnoEj9o_w/s1600/megadopepop-launch.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyWabNwsHZJHyExRzPXNZGZdGicjrijcHaR1eiaFBEPUQpxOu7R30ncVDMW6-6XZn7-ZybreqzfDlVPpA1tJMKs5AD4UeN7HhDIZmWvZK_DsgORXc6_ABkzPRBDuBrfYACTfnoEj9o_w/s400/megadopepop-launch.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

SUPERHYPERHERU: MEGA.DOPE.POP coming soon

back to the future forward to the past  The glyphster of pHantaJa, artist / creative director / curator / founder of Creative Native / visionary Mega Max is about to launch his full website YoMegaDopePop.com (i.e. the portal to some of the dopest planets of the galaxy)...pretty excited about that! M…

Read more »

ROYAL TRIBES SPACE ODYSSEY: KONOGOmix art revolution about to hit NYC

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Been vibing and getting ready for a phantastic year of the Rabbit with my crew, the <a href="http://www.konogmix.com/">KONOGOmix,</a> an art collective founded by Quan Luv, Mega, Lou Diamond and myself. We are about to turn up the heat, so stay tuned for the <i>LOVERS UNDERGROUND.   </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://konogomix.com/mixlog/">kollective</a> :: <a href="http://konogomix.com/news">mag</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxFIxqTyQqRVi1M7KjQ784E0-X2N-c5zEbAZyKANag_umQ0RcBowWeXqkggywAYGGPy_UAhvmZC0LH4prTgkFCb1j7yIvcPi_ENG36g0DN9foiKKYV24fvIfHn8Ctz0k76rxEI7epEYs/s1600/KONOGO-mixlog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxFIxqTyQqRVi1M7KjQ784E0-X2N-c5zEbAZyKANag_umQ0RcBowWeXqkggywAYGGPy_UAhvmZC0LH4prTgkFCb1j7yIvcPi_ENG36g0DN9foiKKYV24fvIfHn8Ctz0k76rxEI7epEYs/s1600/KONOGO-mixlog.jpg" width="600px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

ROYAL TRIBES SPACE ODYSSEY: KONOGOmix art revolution about to hit NYC

Been vibing and getting ready for a phantastic year of the Rabbit with my crew, the KONOGOmix, an art collective founded by Quan Luv, Mega, Lou Diamond and myself. We are about to turn up the heat, so stay tuned for the LOVERS UNDERGROUND.   kollective :: mag…

Read more »

yesssss!.... Nas & Damian Marley 'PATIENCE'

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">Yeah, Sabali. That's patience. That’s what the old folks told me…</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">Discovering the World before this World. A World buried in time.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18977059?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="550"></iframe></div><a href="http://vimeo.com/18977059">DISTANT RELATIVES "Patience"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/nabilelderkin">nabil elderkin</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

yesssss!.... Nas & Damian Marley 'PATIENCE'

Yeah, Sabali. That's patience. That’s what the old folks told me…Discovering the World before this World. A World buried in time.DISTANT RELATIVES "Patience" from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.…

Read more »

i'm feeling....Kim Ann Foxman - Creature

<div style="text-align: center;">paying attention to those dancers...Tigga Calore, Ptah & Shayne Oliver<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JF3yAQUO4cc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>

i'm feeling....Kim Ann Foxman - Creature

paying attention to those dancers...Tigga Calore, Ptah & Shayne Oliver…

Read more »

WAAJEED x TONE x 101 Apparel [+FREE DOWNLOAD: The Eternal Mixtape RIP Baatin]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucySh-i8kwRrB2lA6aCeeNjr8oxLYC99k0KVcc7LPOXTl3sKeYpWg86iJi7eIn-kt7TjTCnDRwvEiSwJH7a_HEER7UWMHk-HVrnWcAmE0M2iUOYomO1DvFn4YOIDoCsaO1i9q8-WmGc4/s1600/TONE_2010_101_Wajeed_0931.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucySh-i8kwRrB2lA6aCeeNjr8oxLYC99k0KVcc7LPOXTl3sKeYpWg86iJi7eIn-kt7TjTCnDRwvEiSwJH7a_HEER7UWMHk-HVrnWcAmE0M2iUOYomO1DvFn4YOIDoCsaO1i9q8-WmGc4/s640/TONE_2010_101_Wajeed_0931.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>New collabo project from good friend, producer <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Jeedo47">WAAJEED</a> (PPP, Bling47) & photographer <a href="http://www.photobytone.com/">TONE</a> who teamed up with 101 Apparel (the project is set to come out in the summer). Check out more of TONE's photos <a href="http://www.photobytone.com/2011/01/496-wajeed-2/">here.</a> Plus in the name of Dilla month, here are a couple of goodies from WAAJEED, a Detroit native and close friend of the late Dilla and Baatin of Slum Village.<br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4248241&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4248241&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object>   <a href="http://soundcloud.com/jeedo47/shotgun-waajeeds-plinky-remix">jeedo remix: Shotgun (Waajeeds Plinky Remix)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/jeedo47">jeedo47</a><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F651994&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F651994&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object>   <a href="http://soundcloud.com/jeedo47/the-eternal-mixtape-rip-baatin">jeedo mix: The Eternal Mixtape (RIP Baatin)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/jeedo47">jeedo47</a>

WAAJEED x TONE x 101 Apparel [+FREE DOWNLOAD: The Eternal Mixtape RIP Baatin]

New collabo project from good friend, producer WAAJEED (PPP, Bling47) & photographer TONE who teamed up with 101 Apparel (the project is set to come out in the summer). Check out more of TONE's photos here. Plus in the name of Dilla month, here are a couple of goodies from WAAJEED, a Detroit native …

Read more »

Yellow Maiden pen and ink plus two more Goddess prints

Just listed some new items in my online shop!<br /><a title="Yellow Maiden ink acrylic painting by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5423926552/"><img alt="Yellow Maiden ink acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5423926552_060768d9d6.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />Yellow Maiden<br />4" x 12" x 1"<br />ink illustration over acrylic painted canvas, gloss varnished<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />Origianl art peice selling for $30. see the sale listing<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67597786/yellow-maiden-ink-and-acrylic-painting?ref=v1_other_1"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />I also released two more of my limited eiditing Goddess prints:<br /><img height="728" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.215081983.jpg" style="WIDTH: 424px; HEIGHT: 683px" width="478" /><br />Goddess In All of Us body art photograph<br />Fetal<br />Blissful Hope<br />By Chelsea Rose<br />4" x 6"<br />First Edition fine art print on photo paper, sealed in a crystal clear archival envelope.<br />signed by the artist, Chelsea Rose<br />selling for $10 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67594359/goddess-in-all-of-us-first-edition-art?ref=v1_other_1"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br /><img height="739" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.215079636.jpg" style="WIDTH: 427px; HEIGHT: 689px" width="473" /><br />Goddess In All of Us body art photograph<br />Meditation<br />Love Thy Self<br />By Chelsea Rose<br />4" x 6"<br />First Edition fine art print on photo paper, sealed in a crystal clear archival envelope.<br />signed by the artist, Chelsea Rose<br />selling for $10 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67593361/goddess-in-all-of-us-first-edition-art?ref=v1_other_2"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />Peace n Love!<br />-Chelsea Rose

Yellow Maiden pen and ink plus two more Goddess prints

Just listed some new items in my online shop!Yellow Maiden4" x 12" x 1"ink illustration over acrylic painted canvas, gloss varnishedby Chelsea RoseOrigianl art peice selling for $30. see the sale listing here.I also released two more of my limited eiditing Goddess prints:Goddess In All of Us body ar…

Read more »

DILLA FOREVER

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a true genius</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHiUk6D-3fk0nSqczIbM_WU6bQCmEawoFxs2z8RH4nhQBFrvICBY11HY-jteLDJg0cCbd2ByvnvSi06H8WCN_Q2ZFocpnG8znhBXd4jhY0tU2GD81CinDrq7lw5bu0rnIKZaWv9aiVjk/s1600/JayDilla-JayDee-lichiban.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHiUk6D-3fk0nSqczIbM_WU6bQCmEawoFxs2z8RH4nhQBFrvICBY11HY-jteLDJg0cCbd2ByvnvSi06H8WCN_Q2ZFocpnG8znhBXd4jhY0tU2GD81CinDrq7lw5bu0rnIKZaWv9aiVjk/s1600/JayDilla-JayDee-lichiban.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_ncSt5xC8Uk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZLVtAZQixOA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

DILLA FOREVER

a true geniusJames Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006) …

Read more »

STARGATE TO DEER KINGDOM: INTERVIEW w/ JAY WON = J1

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnJpVWkLDQAw0CRu-VonqNwQ1xsqDQI1bPm1F1KFut1lq7oGrJWPR4Es3LFRrtMSOaMnX8uUZPs5VXk_r7rndNlyeoZ84yIso-ubPLaQPZiHdoh4pQPYQyaAfZiHDlHUpZIIaSuUX304/s1600/l.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnJpVWkLDQAw0CRu-VonqNwQ1xsqDQI1bPm1F1KFut1lq7oGrJWPR4Es3LFRrtMSOaMnX8uUZPs5VXk_r7rndNlyeoZ84yIso-ubPLaQPZiHdoh4pQPYQyaAfZiHDlHUpZIIaSuUX304/s1600/l.jpeg" /></a></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally hailing from Cleveland, Ohio but now based out of L.A., producer / drummer / DJ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dabeatpimp">J1</a> aka 'The Deer' has being making waves as one-third of the group, Master Blazter, alongside <a href="http://www.myspace.com/damfunk">Dam-Funk</a> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/computerj">Computer Jay</a>, as well as the drummer for TaRaach & Blu’s C.R.A.C. project, while finding time to work on new solo productions with a group of vocalists, some of which are set to drop in the spring. I first met Jay at the debut Master Blazter gig at the Bowery Ballroom, NY, and as many could attest, they really blasted out with some crazy heart-hitting energy...they definitely turned out the crowd...probably was one of my favorite live shows ever. I've had a chance to build with him a few times, and finally I was able to publish our interview from a few months ago after a hiatus I'd taken to focus on some new projects. It's going to be the first interview of the Year of the Rabbit. Here comes the Deer for inspiration...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #33ddcc;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LICHIBAN: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you always wanted to be a musician? What was your first music project that you can remember of?</span></span></b><br /><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;"><b>J1</b>: </span>My first project was a rap group I was in with my cousin and he rhymed and I made the beats...</span></div><div class="p2" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1NRL4e5t_Y5qgtNIa8XoYwLMMmPRzgSK2ozJkUmTRJHcmJTJEkgRWbGGGd2dNLZxfiIA-4dW4pmUZ76qX4rRV3Ar5ogDBqBH_r65fP1LAsrB0p3_tt029M6YWF9qX8eLAYGIRz_hSGI/s1600/photo-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1NRL4e5t_Y5qgtNIa8XoYwLMMmPRzgSK2ozJkUmTRJHcmJTJEkgRWbGGGd2dNLZxfiIA-4dW4pmUZ76qX4rRV3Ar5ogDBqBH_r65fP1LAsrB0p3_tt029M6YWF9qX8eLAYGIRz_hSGI/s320/photo-1.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: What's the story about your name "The Deer"?</b></span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>J1</b>: THE DEER.....is my ANIMAL KINGDOM name....</span></span></div><div class="p2" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: Tell me some of your inspirations to becoming a drummer?</b></span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>J1</b>: My initial inspirations were Clyde Stubblefield and Jab Starks...I'm a big James Brown fan and those were the first records I used to study and try to get that heavy style like Clyde and that Gospel Jazz thang that Jabo got... Besides them ?uestlove was a huge influence, just seein somebody from a hip-hop angle really rock live on the kit. Also John Bohnam is a big influence on me...But there's too many to name...</span></div><div class="p4" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">L1:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You were born in Cleveland, OH and moved to LA a few years ago, right? What drew you to LA? </span></span></b></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>J1:</b> My first move I came to Cali, I moved to SF and lived there for about two years, played in a couple of projects and I was lucky enuff to get the chance to come down to LA a couple times and feel out the vibe, connect with some good people, so I just decided to make the move...</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"></span></span><br /><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font-family: Times; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">L1: What’s the spirit of the music scene in LA like, it looks like some of the dopest new music is actually coming out of LA these days?</span></b></span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="p3" style="font-family: Times; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">J1: The scene is so crazy that was a definite reason for the move I mean all the homies are serious creators and they aint afraid to take it out there. So when you see that it helps you become more fearless with your art and the bar is set so high you already know that you gotta come with some real shit... Its also hella supportive you always see everyone out at each others gig it is a family vibe down here 4sho.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333233; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdgxu3XwEPBVZRfr0mekYQO0cdjtvu-cUys9XII-WzR56nP9uaentDC8ZU9w-kaoX6HIhhwJdlLCuRPyAUjeL9BL3mFW4SL4gIfw4z3PHMjka-lo2_T09DvzQ6BQL9DFX8xDOa0iDMkI/s1600/photo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdgxu3XwEPBVZRfr0mekYQO0cdjtvu-cUys9XII-WzR56nP9uaentDC8ZU9w-kaoX6HIhhwJdlLCuRPyAUjeL9BL3mFW4SL4gIfw4z3PHMjka-lo2_T09DvzQ6BQL9DFX8xDOa0iDMkI/s640/photo.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="p2" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: You are 1/3rd of a group called Master Blazter with Dâm Funk & keyboardist Computer Jay, also have your solo projects going on. How did you guys link up</b>?</span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">J1: The Master Blazter connection was at first just a jam session set up at HVW8 Gallery out here in LA by the homie TyG.. he asked us all to get together we did it got recorded and the response from it was crazy so it just made sense to make the project work, and we were lucky enuff where Dam-Funk already had a release so it gave us a chance to come together, learn his tunes, play together and just build on our vibe as a group while bein out live in front of the people hittin em with that FUNK....</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tJRyZVqWhKw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span><br /><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font-family: Times; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: You've been touring extensively with Dâm Funk as the drummer on board. Do you like to tour? What were some of your favorite moments on the tour?</b> </span></span></div></div><div class="p3" style="font-family: Times; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>J1:</b> I love tourin fa real...I just love flyin off top.. I think thats cool..and I love gettin the chance to experience new things and hopefully get better from all the things. My favorite moments on tour were the crowds I met so many dope people in all the countries and they showed us so much love it was crazy... Besides that seein Roy Ayers live and The Cinematic Orchestra were big time highlights... Also SUPER HIGHLIGHT was djin on a boat Jay Dam myself...and the homies from Manchester the HOYAY HOYA crew...that was a brilliant gig...</span></span></div></div></div><div class="p2" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKBRpBgXaY4TFUp0ldVY3BC2WfB-32guWBCIuoXzoFi7yhcGDI8M3n6IMcaHuWWl_Ibik46vIem3VUFZOseO2a7nEPefh48wJHMKaOBTITOovLrPWlq_TJdZKuOBXgAeGL86TLnPuiYQ/s1600/photo-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKBRpBgXaY4TFUp0ldVY3BC2WfB-32guWBCIuoXzoFi7yhcGDI8M3n6IMcaHuWWl_Ibik46vIem3VUFZOseO2a7nEPefh48wJHMKaOBTITOovLrPWlq_TJdZKuOBXgAeGL86TLnPuiYQ/s1600/photo-2.jpeg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4693285&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4693285&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object>   <a href="http://soundcloud.com/the-deer/master-blazter-blazt-off-mix">Master Blazter-Blazt Off Mix!!</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/the-deer">THE DEER</a></span> </span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: Talking about Master Blazter, you guys are about to start recording your new album, right? The free MB release Blazt Off that came out on HVW8 wasn't really a joint album per se but more of a collection of tracks from the members. This one is going to be more of a collective effort, right? </b></span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>J1:</b> Yeah Master Blazter is hittin the studio real soon comin with a full length project...It will be a group effort with it bein a more live tracked out vibe with all three of us makin the tracks. We are all excited to hit the studio bein on the road so tuff. It really gave us the chance to gel and really learn how to talk to each other thru the music...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The mixtape was just to give people a chance to see what kinds of style where exactly coming together because some people might have heard our music on a solo vibe but we felt like it would be cool for you to get a shot to hear our solo works all together on one piece.</span></div><div class="p2" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F7891581&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F7891581&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object>   <a href="http://soundcloud.com/the-deer/lift-off">LIFT-OFF..</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/the-deer">THE DEER</a></span> </span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: It looks like you've been busy working on a number of new music projects! I heard that you've got a 45 release comin out on Recordbreakin Records that you've produced with guest vocalists.</b></span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>J1:</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yeah got a solo release comin..it will be on a 45 thru Recordbreakin Records out of Philadelphia.... Its production by me with one of the joints is co-produced by the homie Devonwho... Also it features guest vocalist Coultrain...Ragen Fykes...&...Jimetta Rose...and that will be out in the spring....STAY TUNED!!!!</span> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTqR_fRrDrPPbqZmO6Khz9sEfi-ZKJFAwMlKWp_npOjgsnQjV1wq9yyX1cmveyv4n07dI9CaXH9VjyuDqMS0N0Y6Ksci5MMTZkcsvC-A62wCNi60ASGfXob2aHhSCSZkUVw0RqNaDREM/s1600/photo-5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTqR_fRrDrPPbqZmO6Khz9sEfi-ZKJFAwMlKWp_npOjgsnQjV1wq9yyX1cmveyv4n07dI9CaXH9VjyuDqMS0N0Y6Ksci5MMTZkcsvC-A62wCNi60ASGfXob2aHhSCSZkUVw0RqNaDREM/s640/photo-5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="s1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div class="p2" style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2015405&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2015405&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00fff4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object>   <a href="http://soundcloud.com/the-deer/j1-introness">J1 INTRONESS</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/the-deer">THE DEER</a></span> </span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: And then there is the second year edition of your compilation STARSHIP 27 that I first saw on the homie, Kenny Fresh's site <a href="http://www.freshselects.net/">FRESHSELECTS</a> last year. The first one featured all new/exclusives tracks from the likes of Black Spade, Proh Mic, Dam-Funk, Computer Jay, devonwho, Ras_G, Dibia$e, Snowman Jack, House Shoes and more...can you give us a teaser about the new one?</b></span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhzNIbpIV4i_aKZPet_YyuKZ8bcGDcvAvRjKiLKZ9k3HKkTKlqTJ5DG8bc0ZxHEOX_3n9SZnMqjCdKlEJaEjTFXJWQempTPVeyEp5RjGLBat64EkKpH_MIgj2N0jvkUsZwdGLcE-2i9Q/s1600/starship+27.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhzNIbpIV4i_aKZPet_YyuKZ8bcGDcvAvRjKiLKZ9k3HKkTKlqTJ5DG8bc0ZxHEOX_3n9SZnMqjCdKlEJaEjTFXJWQempTPVeyEp5RjGLBat64EkKpH_MIgj2N0jvkUsZwdGLcE-2i9Q/s320/starship+27.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>J1: </b>Also we got the 2nd edition of Starship 27 comin this spring too. Thats the compilation featuring alot of the homies such as Ras G, Houseshoes, Jordan Rockswell, Dibia$e, J.Bizness, Dam-Funk myself it's pretty much the same cast as last year but this round I'm proud to announce that we were lucky to get a joint from Eric Lau out of Londontown and we got a joint from the BIG homie Flame Brown reppin (BLING47) so please be on the lookout for that this year. It will not only be a digital release but we're comin with it on vinyl... Shoutout 2 (in)sect records out of Austin TX.</span></b></span></div><div class="p2" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: Tell me one thing that people normally don't know about you</b>. </span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>J1: </b>One thing that people dont know about me is that I'm a neat freak hella much something I picked up from my moms but im not mad at it ladies dig it...</span> </b></span></div><div class="p2" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: You are also DJ...where can people find you in LA?</b></span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>J1: I'</b>m pretty much everywhere on the dj angle too. I love records so rockin parties is just a part of the whole vibe that we get down with... No residencies as of right now but we got some things in the work so just stay up with us for details...Please believe we got something comin for the people real soon!!!!!!</span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;"><b>L1:: What would be your bucket list of 2010?</b></span></span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>J1: </b>Pretty much everything that cracked off in 2010 was on my bucket list, we got to see the planet met good people got projects set for release and got to swim in the Adriatic Sea, so I'm good with this year. For me without a doubt it was the best one yet.....2011 GET READY!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div class="p2" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: What would you say to others who are considering becoming professional musicians?</b></span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>J1:</b> For anybody wanting to get in this game the advice I have for you is to stay focused and never get caught up in your own hype. The people are what can make you or break you so don't ever lose focus on what's important. Not what the crtics think but the way you make the people feel... That's my advice...</span></div><div class="p2" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="color: #333233; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>L1: Shoutouts?</b></span></div><div class="p3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>J1:</b> Shoutout 2 Licsi....My moms my brotha my father....My brothers Dâm Funk and Computer Jay...Shoutout 2 the ANIMAL KINGDOM.....and biggup all the people all over the world who support that good music....LETS KEEP BANGIN..</span></div><br /><a href="http://beatsncrates.com/">BEATSNCRATES.COM</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/THEDEER">Twitter.com/THEDEER</a><br /><a href="http://soundcloud.com/THE-DEER">Soundcloud</a><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">FREE DOWNLOAD:</span></b> J1 – <a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/57666432fad3e09c/">Attack Of The Deer</a>

STARGATE TO DEER KINGDOM: INTERVIEW w/ JAY WON = J1

Originally hailing from Cleveland, Ohio but now based out of L.A., producer / drummer / DJ J1 aka 'The Deer' has being making waves as one-third of the group, Master Blazter, alongside Dam-Funk and Computer Jay, as well as the drummer for TaRaach & Blu’s C.R.A.C. project, while finding time to work …

Read more »

Portland Love Show 2011

The 6th annual <a href="http://portlandloveshow.com/">Portland Love show</a> is poppin up now that we are into February.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny</a> and I are excited to participate, this will be our 2nd year in the show.<br /><br />"The show was initially a response to the annual deluge of heterosexist, consumerist, romance-centric advertising that Americans experience each year leading up to Valentine’s Day, but over the course of the last 5 years, it has evolved into a diverse and complicated multimedia art happening in the hands of the participating artists." ( taken from <a href="http://portlandloveshow.com/">portlandloveshow.com</a> )<br /><br />This year we put in a collaboration piece under Lucid Optic Lab:<br /><a title="Queen Omega by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4745233821/"><img alt="Queen Omega" height="377" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4745233821_6eb3e50e98.jpg" style="WIDTH: 456px; HEIGHT: 336px" width="500" /></a><br />This piece was a labor of love for both Danny and I. I painted and photographed the model. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny</a> directed the model in her arm poses and then created this magnificent many armed photo comp.<br />Piece titled " The Goddess In All Of Us"<br />she is a 24"x24" fine art laminated print on 1" thick gaterboard.<br />We feel the piece fits well into the theme of "love", since its a visual respresenation of Divine cosmic energy- the voice of the universe which many philosophers have referred to as the Love vibration.<br />Look for the Goddess in the Love show!<br /><br />The piece I am putting in under my name is this one:<br /><a title="Mermaid Dreams by lucidRose, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4984952861/"><img alt="Mermaid Dreams" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4984952861_e8c0eacbe4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 384px; HEIGHT: 463px" width="419" /></a><br />(acrylic painting by Chelsea Rose)<br />for the love show i titled it " This Lucid Dream"<br />24"x24" original acrylic painting on canvas<br />I have always loved mermaids..since i was a wee lil sprout. I have been drawing bare chested mermaids since age 5 so i guess i found my artistic style pretty earlie on :P Mermaids and their folklore have always been heavily steeped in love, passion, allure and lust so in a sense i feel they are an iconic symbol of love. Here my mermaid hugs herself, an innocent expression or self love or perhaps a gesture of rapt longing.<br />Be on the lookout for this merlady, she will be at the show floating somewhere amidst the horde.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny's</a> piece for the love show is awesome:<br /><a title="Ganesh Ebru by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5406942218/"><img alt="Ganesh Ebru" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5406942218_611397f02a.jpg" width="392" /></a><br />original handmade two layer acrylic ebru(turkish paper marbling) mono-print with Ganesh screen print on kozo paper.<br />19" x 24"<br /><br />I filmed <a href="http://www.flickr.com/lucidopticlab">Danny</a> doing the 2nd layer of ebru for this piece.<br />Check it out:<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><br /> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=5e33a32d70&photo_id=5406334203" height="267" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br />The Ebru creation process is pretty neat huh?<br /><br />So yes, come check out The Portland Love show! This year there are over 300 participating artists. Opening Saturday, February 12th, 2011<br />7pm-12am<br />Free! All-Ages!!<br /><br /><br />Much love and light,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Portland Love Show 2011

The 6th annual Portland Love show is poppin up now that we are into February.Danny and I are excited to participate, this will be our 2nd year in the show."The show was initially a response to the annual deluge of heterosexist, consumerist, romance-centric advertising that Americans experience each …

Read more »

BILAL 'LEVELS' directed by Flying Lotus

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0jkbDtFapyY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #565656; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"></span></div><div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;">Check out the third clip from <b><a href="http://twitter.com/bilal_oliver">Bila</a></b>l’s 2010 album, <em><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/airtights-revenge-bonus-track/id386037023">Airtight’s Revenge</a></em>, for the song “Levels” ft. <a href="http://www.urb.com/tag/erykah-badu/" style="color: #04c0e3; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Erykah Badu</a>, Thundercat, and <a href="http://www.urb.com/tags/Shafiq%20Husayn/" style="color: #04c0e3; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Shafiq Husayn</a> (who produced the track). The video was directed by none other than Steve Ellison (aka <a href="http://www.urb.com/tags/flying-lotus/" style="color: #04c0e3; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Flying Lotus</a>). This song is one of my favorites of the album and it couldn't have gotten a better treatment.<br /><br />FlyLo expanded on the visual theme of the video for his own track <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uCyv05SG1g">mmhmm</a>, also created by Special Problems.  “I originally wanted to keep visual themes with another video from my last LP called ‘mmhmm’ off of my last album,” says Ellison. “It featured Thundercat as an intergalactic bass player in a super strange world created by ‘Special Problems’. Since Thundercat was part of this song, I thought it could be fun to continue the visual style and feel of this space opera. In the end you have this crazy video made of so much mixed media, geek dreams and lots of love.”<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">in case, you haven't seen this interview, this is my fav I've seen of</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="281" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14745919" width="500"></iframe></div><a href="http://vimeo.com/14745919">Bilal - Culture King Interview</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/cultureking">Culture King</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>

BILAL 'LEVELS' directed by Flying Lotus

Check out the third clip from Bilal’s 2010 album, Airtight’s Revenge, for the song “Levels” ft. Erykah Badu, Thundercat, and Shafiq Husayn (who produced the track). The video was directed by none other than Steve Ellison (aka Flying Lotus). This song is one of my favorites of the album and it couldn…

Read more »

LABEL TO WATCH: CITINITE

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLB87OreQ00PiGbqsoskfhyns5uHLzLsZn8vaxWC5QoWgy97G2GIcKg7x1ZFfo7YzXcsp8Ru5FQVmptXpqEfEKw7IIVJ6s3Yc6eCBvh2Z0yBbicfYz11iR5sZRfiR0cE5_d7AksBWBRBo/s1600/tumblr_lfhqo0N20A1qenp6wo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLB87OreQ00PiGbqsoskfhyns5uHLzLsZn8vaxWC5QoWgy97G2GIcKg7x1ZFfo7YzXcsp8Ru5FQVmptXpqEfEKw7IIVJ6s3Yc6eCBvh2Z0yBbicfYz11iR5sZRfiR0cE5_d7AksBWBRBo/s640/tumblr_lfhqo0N20A1qenp6wo1_500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the independent labels I've been following is the UK based <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Citinite, </b>a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Record label">record label</a> launched in 2006 which specializes in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funktronic" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Funktronic">electrofunk</a>. Its artist roster is a mix of new artists, such as Jimmy Edgar's alterego <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Her_Bad_Habit&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #cc2200; text-decoration: none;" title="Her Bad Habit (page does not exist)">Her Bad Habit</a>, Miami's <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gosub&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #cc2200; text-decoration: none;" title="Gosub (page does not exist)">Gosub</a> and <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sweat.X&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #cc2200; text-decoration: none;" title="Sweat.X (page does not exist)">Sweat.X</a>, as well as older artists who helped pioneer the electrofunk genre, such as John Davis and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Lover" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Egyptian Lover">Egyptian Lover</a>.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">My latest favorite on the label is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Give It To Me Hot</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, a four track EP covering some of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">the 80s funk group </span><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sexual Harrassment's </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">timeless spacefunk hits such as </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘I Need A Freak’ and ‘If I Gave You A Party’. The remix project features</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><strong style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dâm-Funk</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><strong style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lil’ Kenny</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><strong style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweat.X</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><strong style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Jimmy Edgar</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><strong style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">G.rizo</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><strong style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Robert O’Dell</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Funk is hands down still one the sexiest genres of music, and these re-electrofied joints didn't disappoint...say yes to 'I Need A Freak'!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> S E X U A L   H A R R A S S M E N T   'Give It To Me Hot' [citinite]</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9484656&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ffe3"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9484656&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ffe3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object></span> </span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/citinite/give-it-to-me-hot-ep-preview" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Give It To Me Hot EP preview</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by </span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/citinite" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">citinite</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check out some of the other artists on the roster</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wsIHw2uj-zf__qon1ieCK4rsHyPiy3U9e3t6Y2TOZFTnN_tRvUqi_guyoTm4b8DQWjQkRsk9heDebmyUNzT0Br0xMSjrtkQofq6Jzn0lOBopVz5jwuOJ_BbGI2ywuG7t0zGAH3Z_LmI/s1600/tumblr_lffun7Wziy1qenp6wo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wsIHw2uj-zf__qon1ieCK4rsHyPiy3U9e3t6Y2TOZFTnN_tRvUqi_guyoTm4b8DQWjQkRsk9heDebmyUNzT0Br0xMSjrtkQofq6Jzn0lOBopVz5jwuOJ_BbGI2ywuG7t0zGAH3Z_LmI/s640/tumblr_lffun7Wziy1qenp6wo1_500.jpg" width="640" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://gosub.bandcamp.com/"><b>GOSUB</b></a> <b><i>Watchers from the Black Universe</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Miami's grandmaster of techno & electrofunk, GOSUB's got some killer joints on his latest Citinite release (originally released in 2007). Hailed as "the best electro album this year", </span><i style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Watchers from the Black Univers</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">e would be one of my choices for a soundtrack to astral traveling.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>“Brilliant. This is crystalline Drexciyan space-funk that’s so elegantly retro in places that you wonder how the genre is supposed to advance... Gosub’s slique disco number, ‘Strange City’, breaks the mould beautifully.” Vice</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px; white-space: normal;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=180010608/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=db14b4//" height="100" type="text/html" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=180010608/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=db14b4//"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><object data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=180010608/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=db14b4//" height="100" type="text/html" width="400"></object></object></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dezdickerson"></a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dezdickerson">DEZ DICKERSON</a> <i>Modernaire</i> (w/ Remixes) </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> <i>“A new release from the hottest label out there at the moment, Citinite. Produced for the soundtrack to the Prince film ‘Purple Rain’ in the ’80s, somehow the track was never released, until last week, when Citinite released it as a limited edition pressing of 777 copies on red vinyl. With an all-star cast on the writing and remix credits, this is</i><i> an instant classic.” Future Tone</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3091388452/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=e02498//" height="100" type="text/html" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3091388452/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=e02498//"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><object data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3091388452/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=e02498//" height="100" type="text/html" width="400"></object></object> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://herbadhabit.bandcamp.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>HER BAD HABIT</b></span> </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I Don’t Know (What You’re Doing To Me)</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“Citinite’s latest release finds wiz kid Jimmy Edgar skating intrepid down the neon avenues of the synth boogie metropolis. An orange meltdown of funky synth basslines illuminating a geodesic dome under which chromed-up androids jack riotously. This is very, very fresh.” 20 Jazz Funk Greats</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=490867836/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=f812d3//" height="100" type="text/html" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=490867836/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=f812d3//"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><p style="color: #333333;"><object data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=490867836/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=f812d3//" height="100" type="text/html" width="400"></object> </p><p style="color: #333333;"></p><p style="color: #333333;"> Check out CITINITE on <a href="www.facebook.com/citinite">facebook</a> :: <a href="http://soundcloud.com/citinite">soundcloud</a> :: <a href="http://citinite.tumblr.com/">blog</a></p></object></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

LABEL TO WATCH: CITINITE

One of the independent labels I've been following is the UK based Citinite, a record label launched in 2006 which specializes in electrofunk. Its artist roster is a mix of new artists, such as Jimmy Edgar's alterego Her Bad Habit, Miami's Gosub and Sweat.X, as well as older artists who helped pionee…

Read more »